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No. 712,3:2. I Patented Oct. 28, I902.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orincn.

DANIEL KOPS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,312, dated October 28, 1902.

Application filed May 26, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, DANIEL KOPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toapparel-corsets,with the object of providing a corset adapted to impart or assist in imparting to the figure of the wearer the straight-front efiect with an acceptable fullness over and back of the hips.

I provide a fabric body of peculiar form, where the respective halves of the corset are alike, but reversed, and in which the fabric body is composed in the front and under-arm portions of a series of curved diagonal overlying strengtheningpieces that'are graded and tapering and some of which run from the lower front part of the corset around over the hips to the upper back part to draw upon the front at the back around the waist, so as to produce the straight-front effect by a tension or pull taken up and supported by the back. In the hip portion of the corset 1 form the fabric body over and back of the hips of a series of pieces so connected as to form plaits adapted under the the tension of use to open out and in so doing to provide a fullness of curved form.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic elevation of one-half of the corset of my improved form. Fig. 2 is a cross-section at a: a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents, approximately, the segregated pieces of which on e-half of the corset is composed 5 and Fig. 4 is a cross-section representing a modification.

The series of curved diagonal overlying strengthening-pieces composing the fabric body in the front and under-arm portions are represented at CL, 5, c, d, and e.

The portion a, which is the main portion, runs from the lower front portion of the corset around over the hips and increases in width and forms the main back portion of the corset above the hips, a part of said portion extending up the front and embracing the front steels. There is thus a curved diagonal piece running from the back lacing-strip 0 entirely around the side and down to the lower front portion of the corset, with an integral part extending up the front of the corset, and,

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as hereinbefore stated,forming apart to which the front steels are connected.

The portion 1) is of substantially V shape and fits in between the upper divided edges of the portion a, underlies the edges thereof, and is secured thereto by the lines of sewing 2. The breast gore-piece cfits within the upper divided portion of the piece I), underlies the same, and is secured thereto by the lines of sewing 3, the corset assuming shape as the respective parts are sewed together.

The portion at of the fabric body coming at the front of the corset is in the form of an inverted V, with one portion underlying the portion a and connected thereto by lines of sewing 4, and a part of this portion (1 extends from the portion a down to the lower edge of the corset approximately at the forward portion of the hip, and the same is joined to theseries of pieces connected together and which extend over and back of the hips.

The gore-piece 6 comes at the front of the corset, underlies the lower divided edges of the portion 01, and is secured thereto by lines of sewing 5, the lower edge of the gore-piece e forming part of the lower edge of the corset. The portion e ties together the parts of the portion (1, and the portion d at the front of the corset substantially continues the line of the portion a which comes down from the back over the hips.

The hip portion of the corset, or, in other words, the part of the fabric body that extends over and back of the hips, is composedof the sections f, g, h, t, k, l, m, and 'n in the order given, the sections f, h, k, and m forming the plait-pieces underlying the pieces (1, g, t', Z, and n and connected to said pieces by the lines of sewing 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. The rearward edge of the portion (1 and the respective opposite edges of the portions g, i, Z, and n to substantially come together and lie edge to edge; but when the corset is in use upon the figure of the wearer these plait-pieces open out, so as to create in this part of the corset an outwardly-curved or convex form from the waist to the lower edge, so as to thereby cause an it acceptable fullness over and back of the hips, causing the corset to conform closely to the figure of the wearer.

This close conforming and fitting of this part may be required in corsets of difierent sizes, the general outline being in all cases substantially maintained, and I do not limit myself to the precise shape of the plait-pieces f, h, is, and m, as they may be made wider at the central portion, so that the plaits are fuller and increase the fullness over and back of the hips, and I may in these plait portions employ bones, as shown at r, Fig. 1, for the purpose of stiffening the said parts in which otherwise there would be no bones or bonepockets. I have not shown in Fig. 1 any of the bone-pockets or bones employed as stifieners in the corset, but only the series of parts going to make up the fabric body of the corset and their manner of connection. According to my invention Ipropose placing all of the bone-pockets and bones required as stiffeners upon the inner surface of the corset, strips being sewed thereto to receive the bones upon the under surface, mainly for the reason that in the present style of fitting garments a smooth exterior to the corset is required, and in order to obtain this it is necessary to put the bone-pockets and bones upon the under surface of the corset.

In Fig. 2 by the cross-section at the line a: m

.I have not only illustrated the point of greatest fullness over and back of the hips and have represented the manner of connecting the various sections forming this part of the corset together with the plaits, but have shown the bone-pockets s as secured to the under surface of the various parts connected to form the fabric body.

The bone-pockets and bones employed in I the corset of my present invention not only extend from approximately the upper to the lower edges of the corset and are secured, as

hereinbefore stated, upon the under surface of the fabric body, but where said bone-pockets and bones come in the part of the corset lying over and back of the hips I prefer to arrange the said bone-pockets and bones, so that they follow along the respective opposite. edges of the plaits, so as to positively stiifen and hold the respective partsjg, t, Z, and n at their respective opposite edges.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 has special reference to the parts extending over and back of the hips, and the same shows a modified form of plait it between the sections g and t", in which instead of the plait being flexible it is made rigidly tapering from the respective ends to the center, and bone-pocket and bone therein are secured to the under or back of the fabricbody, so that the plait is maintained ina fixed and distended position.

Imay find it advantageous to make some of the plaits fiexible, some flexible with short bone-pockets and bones r, to make some of the plaits of the form shown in the modification, Fig. 4:, or to alternate the forms of construction, so that in the one corset there are both, flexible and rigid plait portions.

I claim as my invention I 1. A corset comprising a series of curved, diagonal, overlying, strengthening-pieces in the front and under-arm portions, a part of which run from the lower front portion of the corset around over the hips and into the back portion of the corset above the hips, and

a series of main and intermediate plait portions connected therewith and extending over and back of the hips,substantially as set forth.

2. Acorset in which the fabric body in the front and under arm portions consists of curved diagonal, overlying strengtheningpieces running in part from the lower front portion of the corset around over the hips and into the back of the corset, and a series of connected curved portions extending over and back of the hips and connected with the front and under-arm portions, and adapted to impart a fullness to this part of the corset, substantially as set forth.

3. In a corset, a series of curved, diagonal, overlying pieces composing the fabric body in the front and under-arm portions of the corset, that are graded and tapering and some of which run from the lower front portion of the corset around over'the hips to the upper back part and have the function of drawing upon the front at the back around the waist so as to hold down the front portion of the corset, substantially as set forth.

4. In a corset, the combination with a series of curved, diagonal sections forming the fabric body in the front and under-arm portions, of a series of pieces of material forming the fabric body of curved form, and intermediate plait-pieces connected together and extending over and back of the hips and having an extensible function to produce a fullness at thispoint,substantially as set forth.

5. A corset having in the fabric body-sections a main section a running from the lower front portion of the corset around over the hips and increasing in Width and forming the main back portion of the corset above the hips, and having a part thereof extending up the front and embracing the front steels, substantially as set forth.

6. A corset having in the fabric bodysections, a main section at running from the lower front portion of the corset around over the hips and increasingin width and forming the main back portion of the corset above the hips and having a part thereof extending up the front and embracing the front steels, and a portion 1) of substantially V shape and fitting in between the upper divided edgesof the por tion a, underlying the edges thereof and connected thereto by lines of sewing, and a breast gore-piece c fitting within the upper divided portion of the piece I), underlying the same and secured thereto by lines of sewing, substantially as set forth.

7. A corset having in the fabric body-sections a main section a running from the lower front portion of the corset around over the hips and increasing in width and forming the main back portion of the corset above the hips and having a part thereof extending up the front and embracing the front steels, and a portion 1) of substantially V shape and fitting in between the upper divided edges of the portion a, underlying the edges thereof and connected thereto by lines of sewing, and a breast gorepiece 0 fitting within the upper divided portion of the piece I), underlying the same and secured thereto by lines of sewing, and a portion at of substantially inverted-V form and underlying and connected to part of the lower edge of the portion a by lines of sewing, and a gore-piece c fitting within the divided upper edges of the portion d, underlying the same and connected thereto by lines of sewing, substantially as set forth.

8. In a corset,-and in combination with a series of curved, diagonal, overlying pieces ,composing the fabric body in the front and under-arm portions, of the fabric body-sections 9, i, l and n and the intermediate plaitsections f, h, and m secured thereto and at one edge to the aforesaid fabric body-sections and extending over and back of the hips and connected in such a manner that the respective edges along the waist and lower edges of the corset substantially meet and are spread apart by the plaits at the central line, substantially as set forth.

9. In a corset, and in combination with a series of curved, diagonal, overlying pieces composing the fabric body in the front and under-arm portions, of a series of pieces of material forming the fabric body of curved form, and intermediate plait-pieces connected together and extending over and back of the hips and having an extensible function to produce a fullness at this point, and one or more bone-pockets and bones therein extending along the center line of one or more of said plaits and secured to the surface of the material of the fabric body, substantially as set forth.

10. In a corset, and in combination with a series of curved, diagonal, overlying pieces composing the fabric body in the front and under-arm portions, of a series of pieces of material forming the fabric body of curved form, and intermediate plait-pieces connected together and extending'over and back of'the hips and having an extensible function to produce a fullness at this point, and a series of bone-pockets and bones therein secured to the under surface of the fabric body of the corset and extending approximately from the upper to the lower edges of the corset, and where said parts extend over and back of, the hips, placing said bone-pockets and bones along the respective edges of the plait-pieces, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

p 11. In a corset, and in combination with a series of curved, overlying pieces composing the fabric body in the front andiunder-arm portions and also in the portion extending over and back of the hips and between which are series of plait portions providing for an extensible function to produce a fullness in v DANIEL KOPS.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINOKNEY, S. '1. HAVILAND. 

